Search Results - "Nelson, Dylan"
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Resolving small-scale cold circumgalactic gas in TNG50
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-10-2020)“…ABSTRACT We use the high-resolution TNG50 cosmological magnetohydrodynamical simulation to explore the properties and origin of cold circumgalactic medium…”
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Ejective and preventative: the IllustrisTNG black hole feedback and its effects on the thermodynamics of the gas within and around galaxies
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-11-2020)“…ABSTRACT Supermassive black holes (SMBHs) that reside at the centres of galaxies can inject vast amounts of energy into the surrounding gas and are thought to…”
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First results from the TNG50 simulation: galactic outflows driven by supernovae and black hole feedback
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-12-2019)“…Abstract We present the new TNG50 cosmological, magnetohydrodynamical simulation – the third and final volume of the IllustrisTNG project. This simulation…”
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Introducing the Illustris Project: simulating the coevolution of dark and visible matter in the Universe
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-10-2014)“…We introduce the Illustris Project, a series of large-scale hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation. The highest resolution simulation, Illustris-1,…”
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Introducing the Illustris project: the evolution of galaxy populations across cosmic time
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-11-2014)“…We present an overview of galaxy evolution across cosmic time in the Illustris simulation. Illustris is an N-body/hydrodynamical simulation that evolves…”
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First results from the IllustrisTNG simulations: a tale of two elements – chemical evolution of magnesium and europium
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-06-2018)“…Abstract The distribution of elements in galaxies provides a wealth of information about their production sites and their subsequent mixing into the…”
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First results from the IllustrisTNG simulations: radio haloes and magnetic fields
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The Illustris simulation: the evolving population of black holes across cosmic time
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-09-2015)“…We study the properties of black holes and their host galaxies across cosmic time in the Illustris simulation. Illustris is a large-scale cosmological…”
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First results from the IllustrisTNG simulations: matter and galaxy clustering
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-03-2018)“…Abstract Hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation have now reached sufficient volume to make precision predictions for clustering on cosmologically…”
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First results from the IllustrisTNG simulations: the stellar mass content of groups and clusters of galaxies
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-03-2018)“…Abstract The IllustrisTNG project is a new suite of cosmological magnetohydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation performed with the arepo code and…”
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The star formation activity of IllustrisTNG galaxies: main sequence, UVJ diagram, quenched fractions, and systematics
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-06-2019)“…Abstract We select galaxies from the IllustrisTNG hydrodynamical simulations ($M_{\rm stars}\gt 10^9 \, {\rm M}_\odot$ at 0 ≤ z ≤ 2) and characterize the…”
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The evolution of the mass–metallicity relation and its scatter in IllustrisTNG
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-04-2019)“…ABSTRACT The coevolution of galaxies and their metal content serves as an important test for galaxy feedback models. We analyse the distribution and evolution…”
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The relationship between black hole mass and galaxy properties: examining the black hole feedback model in IllustrisTNG
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-04-2020)“…ABSTRACT Supermassive black hole feedback is thought to be responsible for the lack of star formation, or quiescence, in a significant fraction of galaxies. We…”
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Zooming in on accretion – I. The structure of halo gas
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-08-2016)“…We study the properties of gas in and around 1012 M⊙ haloes at z = 2 using a suite of high-resolution cosmological hydrodynamic ‘zoom’ simulations. We quantify…”
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The impact of feedback on cosmological gas accretion
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-03-2015)“…We investigate how the way galaxies acquire their gas across cosmic time in cosmological hydrodynamic simulations is modified by a comprehensive physical model…”
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The size evolution of star-forming and quenched galaxies in the IllustrisTNG simulation
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-03-2018)“…Abstract We analyse scaling relations and evolution histories of galaxy sizes in TNG100, part of the IllustrisTNG simulation suite. Observational qualitative…”
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The optical morphologies of galaxies in the IllustrisTNG simulation: a comparison to Pan-STARRS observations
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The star formation main sequence and stellar mass assembly of galaxies in the Illustris simulation
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-03-2015)“…Understanding the physical processes that drive star formation is a key challenge for galaxy formation models. In this paper, we study the tight correlation…”
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The stellar mass assembly of galaxies in the Illustris simulation: growth by mergers and the spatial distribution of accreted stars
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-05-2016)“…We use the Illustris simulation to study the relative contributions of in situ star formation and stellar accretion to the build-up of galaxies over an…”
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The physical origins and dominant emission mechanisms of Lyman alpha haloes: results from the TNG50 simulation in comparison to MUSE observations
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-10-2021)“…ABSTRACT Extended Lyman alpha emission is now commonly detected around high-redshift galaxies through stacking and even on individual basis. Despite recent…”
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